to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
winter vacation; winter holidays
television program; TV program
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
breeding; raising; rearing
arrest; apprehension; capture
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
smuggling (people); stowing away
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
older brother; elder brother
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy
slightly heavy; a little heavy
distant; remote; isolated
Aomori (city, prefecture)
having no idea; having no clue
express dispatch; urgent correspondence
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute